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government give them support? >> yes, we have giving the refugee camp i visited in jordan that was partly funded by u.k. taxpayers and so we'll look at a case-by-case basis. we should use our generosity -- as i say, i don't -- i wouldn't accept the argument that actions are making this worse. our actions are designed to try to help achieve transition and ease the humanitarian crisis at the same time. >> i'm saying they could. >> sorry. the point you're making which is this is a very fragile region, what's happening in syria is adding to the fragility is absolutely right, but i would argue that's an argument for engagement. and trying to help. >> one final question. >> actually, we need to go back to this. >> just on the subject of mali, in your common statements that you said and you talk about the islamic terrorists, we must beat them militarily, we must address the poison they feed on and close down the government space. you are pretty well aware that foreign secretary made an important speech about restructurin
government give them support? >> yes, we have giving the refugee camp i visited in jordan that was partly funded by u.k. taxpayers and so we'll look at a case-by-case basis. we should use our generosity -- as i say, i don't -- i wouldn't accept the argument that actions are making this worse. our actions are designed to try to help achieve transition and ease the humanitarian crisis at the same time. >> i'm saying they could. >> sorry. the point you're making which is this is...
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that is the duty of government. but back our vision, our budget makes room for communities to grow to the people in them have room to thrive. we can't just talk about these communities. we have to talk with them. we have to engage them because leaders don't just speak a. they listened, too. and if we listen more closely to the people, we will find the answers to our problems lay a whole lot closer to home, in a whole lot closer than washington d.c. let me tell you a story. last month i went to milwaukee. i met a guy named the red macklin. but many rows for today's outcome he was convicted of a feeble felony and abandoned by his family. now he's 27. he's got a job at this incredible organization, a nonprofit started by a suburban church that sells donated goods on amazon. no government agency built this company. no one forces people to help each other. they came together on their own. they saw a need and a net that need. [applause] look at the results of this one life. today the roy turned his life around. he's provi
that is the duty of government. but back our vision, our budget makes room for communities to grow to the people in them have room to thrive. we can't just talk about these communities. we have to talk with them. we have to engage them because leaders don't just speak a. they listened, too. and if we listen more closely to the people, we will find the answers to our problems lay a whole lot closer to home, in a whole lot closer than washington d.c. let me tell you a story. last month i went to...
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it is not the government's role to pay for medicine to foreign governments. what is the one thing that obama has done that i applaud, and i have to say his second inaugural, just two months ago, the president walked down the length of pennsylvania avenue shooting nicoreete. i respect that appeared to be in the world living in the world where all of your buddies who worship you like jesus are telling you the most of the thing you can do, not commit abortion, but used a backup products summer that is the worst thing you could ever be great for this guy to flaunt his addiction in public was courageous, compelling, and an inspiration to all of us. bo, barack obama. >> that is the end of round two. now for the final round, the lightning round. we will play a word association game. i was a word in each fighter response with the first thing that pops into your mind and keep it short. we will start on the left with paul. are you ready? round three and begins. benghazi. >> not the result of the youtube video. >> iranian nukes. >> scary, but not as great a threat as me
it is not the government's role to pay for medicine to foreign governments. what is the one thing that obama has done that i applaud, and i have to say his second inaugural, just two months ago, the president walked down the length of pennsylvania avenue shooting nicoreete. i respect that appeared to be in the world living in the world where all of your buddies who worship you like jesus are telling you the most of the thing you can do, not commit abortion, but used a backup products summer...
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government give them support? >> the refugee camps i visited in jordan that was partly funded by u.k. taxpayers and we will look at where we can best help. we should use our generosity to help others. as i say, i don't -- i wouldn't accept the argument that our actions are making this worse. our actions are designed to try to help achieve transition in syria and ease the humanitarian crisis at the same time. >> the point you're making, this is a very fragile region, what is happening in syria -- >> that's an argument for engagement. and trying to help. >> go back to this also. >> on the subject of mali, you talked about the islamic terrorists. we must beat them militarily and defeat the narrative they feed on and close down government space. pretty well aware there was an important speech about restructuring the intelligence relationships in north africa. is that speech the response to how you are going to beat them militarily? >> i added to that if militarily close down government space. drain the swamp of issues
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the government doesn't the power to redefine marriage. if you give the power to the state you're allowing the state to do something that it nevered that power to do in the first place. also, in the arguments in the proposition 8 case you're giving the government to retrite its legal history. host: hear from diane in ohio. caller: good morning. i would like to say that i'm not trying to change his mind, he's saying that marriage between a man and a woman is safe based. not all people have that view. same-sex couples are able to provide the same love and caring as a man and a woman. what is better, i believe, they are adopting children who have no mother or father and it is providing that support system. to say that they shouldn't be able to live their lives together just because someone reads the bible i don't agree with that. i believe that laws were made many years ago but you can't say those laws always stay the same. yes, our government should be able to look at progression and change the laws because you're basing your faith of a man
the government doesn't the power to redefine marriage. if you give the power to the state you're allowing the state to do something that it nevered that power to do in the first place. also, in the arguments in the proposition 8 case you're giving the government to retrite its legal history. host: hear from diane in ohio. caller: good morning. i would like to say that i'm not trying to change his mind, he's saying that marriage between a man and a woman is safe based. not all people have that...
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the interstate highway government is government. police who work the beat and make sure that the shopkeepers' stuff isn't ripped off, that's government. this thing about government is always wrong, is wrong. and time for the american people to say, responsive government does great things for american people. and along with the private sector and we need to stop this orida -- flea market mentality. we have been joined by the gentleman from florida. and glad to have him back in congress after a two-year hiatus. and i will be listening carefully and i yield back. mr. pocan: we have heard from representative ta qana from california and -- ta cano. a now we have representative representative grayson. mr. grayson: i want to share something with the representative from wisconsin and with the chair. we labor here under an awful barrier and that barrier is this, we are required to actually the original -- i sometimes am unable to carry that burden and i found something this saturday that i think was so important, so well written, so profound
the interstate highway government is government. police who work the beat and make sure that the shopkeepers' stuff isn't ripped off, that's government. this thing about government is always wrong, is wrong. and time for the american people to say, responsive government does great things for american people. and along with the private sector and we need to stop this orida -- flea market mentality. we have been joined by the gentleman from florida. and glad to have him back in congress after a...
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isn't doing it and the state government wouldn't have to do it if the federal government was doing its job. and then instead of suing the state of arizona, the president of the united states ought to be stepping in there and say we will work with you to protect your citizens. >> mr. chairman. >> if i may respond not so much to that point but to the general line of argument that i think is raised by these amendments which is a self-defense amendment, and i respect senator cornyn's desire to provide defense or the means for self-defense to victims of domestic violence and to victims of assault. and i think we all do. the question is what kind of weapons are necessary or best suited for that defense. and obviously the second amendment guarantees every individual, regardless of whether he or she is a victim of any crime, sexual assault or otherwise, to self-defense. the heller decision makes that point clear. i think the point is what kind of weapon provides the best or safest means. the use of these weapons were primarily for criminal purposes. it's an offensive weapon. it's a military-st
isn't doing it and the state government wouldn't have to do it if the federal government was doing its job. and then instead of suing the state of arizona, the president of the united states ought to be stepping in there and say we will work with you to protect your citizens. >> mr. chairman. >> if i may respond not so much to that point but to the general line of argument that i think is raised by these amendments which is a self-defense amendment, and i respect senator cornyn's...
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they want to be accepted as the government they are. and they want to be insulated from foreign interference and they think a nuclear weapon system is the way to do it and they are watching how north korea is being treated by the global community and determining from that how they need to proceed forward. the reality is i think the best we can hope for is three things. number one we have to delay and preferably prevent them from a goal of reaching the u.s. or the west with these weapons. number two, we should never allow the world to forget who these people are and what they are doing. the list of atrocities is too long for today. they kidnap people abroad. any religion is banned. punishable by death. the list goes on and on. and we need to create the conditions for reunification which is impossible today. but we don't know when the moment comes those conditions become possible. i think we need to do everything we can with our partners in the world to create the conditions where we can have a unified peaceful korea. and that's not possi
they want to be accepted as the government they are. and they want to be insulated from foreign interference and they think a nuclear weapon system is the way to do it and they are watching how north korea is being treated by the global community and determining from that how they need to proceed forward. the reality is i think the best we can hope for is three things. number one we have to delay and preferably prevent them from a goal of reaching the u.s. or the west with these weapons. number...
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individuals do not need the government's permission to defend themselves. today gun violence rates are at the lowest level in 50 years. this is a tremendous accomplishment. there are many reasons for it, including longer incarceration of dangerous criminals, abolition of parole, and police practices. this drop in gun violence has occurred even as there are more guns in the country than ever before. it has occurred after the supreme court has found the second amendment to be a fundamental right, and after many states have increased the ability of law- abiding citizens to own guns. the drop has also occurred despite any new federal gun control enactment in almost 20 years. but a majority of the committee seems determined to impose more gun restrictions on law-abiding citizens. consider the assault weapons ban. this bill represents the biggest gun ban proposal in our history. a similar ban was enacted in 1994. and the justice department's own studies failed to show that the ban had any effect. some of my colleagues speak, we invite demonled rumsfeld on this po
individuals do not need the government's permission to defend themselves. today gun violence rates are at the lowest level in 50 years. this is a tremendous accomplishment. there are many reasons for it, including longer incarceration of dangerous criminals, abolition of parole, and police practices. this drop in gun violence has occurred even as there are more guns in the country than ever before. it has occurred after the supreme court has found the second amendment to be a fundamental right,...
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later a deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the current year. funding runs out mr 27. the house has already passed the resolution. follow the senate live on c-span2. and president obama will make several trips to capitol hill this week to meet with both parties. tuesday democrats, wednesday republicans and then thursday snot republicans and then later house democrats. >> one of the things that an early american wife was taught to do, she supported her husband's career usually through entertaining which doll by was both socially adepartment and politically savvy so she could structure her intertinyments in such a way she could lobby for her husband under the guys of entertaining. she also thought it was very important to create assetting in the white house almost like a stage for the performance of her husband and the conduct of politics and diplomacy. >> first laid dolly madison. we'll follow her journey, the wife of the fourth u.s. president james madison. we'll include your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets monday p on c-span, c-span2,
later a deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the current year. funding runs out mr 27. the house has already passed the resolution. follow the senate live on c-span2. and president obama will make several trips to capitol hill this week to meet with both parties. tuesday democrats, wednesday republicans and then thursday snot republicans and then later house democrats. >> one of the things that an early american wife was taught to do, she supported her husband's career...
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these are people from the federal government. mrs. roberts explained she not only felt uncomfortable providing the detailed informing to the federal government, but she was afraid. no kidding. now where, madam speaker, in the constitution does it give the federal government the authority to do this? the constitution does not authorize peeking tomcrats to come from the federal government to snoop around our homes and get information from citizens. here's what she said. please do something about getting the census bureau to stop the harassing phone calls concerning the american community survey. i have also received calls from other people, george says he refused to fill out the survey. so he started getting phone calls from all over the country. from different area codes. he disregarded them as identity theft phishing zams so she didn't answer any of those calls. madam speaker, george and linda are two of the many people who contacted my office about the intrusive american community survey from the federal government demanding people f
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the problem is that the asset government -- assad government. therefore, all you and assistance is being funneled only into areas controlled by the assad regime. it's is a big problem because there are many people suffering. there is very little assistance reaching them. they are also very much involved with diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a political or negotiated solution. there has been two envoys. the first envoy was a joint un. he worked and attempted to pull together a negotiated plan. this plan did not work. he has been succeeded by an algerian diplomat, also picking up where he left off. working with regional powers as well as the u.s. and russia to see if he can forge some kind of political solution. unfortunately, those efforts have not borne any real fruit. host: our guest has educated at duke and harvard. also spent seven years at the state department and work for the u.s. institute of peace as a special advisor on the middle east. we have about 20 minutes left for your questions and comments. i wanted to ask you. who are th
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that's not governing at all. finally we have the house republican plan which takes a balanced approach to deficit reduction and job growth. a balanced budget isn't some fairy tale, it's not just another washington talking point. it offers reresults for the american people. it will grow our economy, it will create five million new jobs and increase the median income for americans to over $80,000. the republicans are offering a better way to move forward and i think the american people will find this proposal is just right. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. mr. waxman: we have come a long way over the last four years for clean renewable energy, like wind and solar, and the new tailpipe standards for automobiles will double the fuel efficiency of our passenger vehicles. still there's much that needs to be done. study after study has shown that the effects of climate change are occu
that's not governing at all. finally we have the house republican plan which takes a balanced approach to deficit reduction and job growth. a balanced budget isn't some fairy tale, it's not just another washington talking point. it offers reresults for the american people. it will grow our economy, it will create five million new jobs and increase the median income for americans to over $80,000. the republicans are offering a better way to move forward and i think the american people will find...
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i worked for the government. i know that you couldn't have the kind of health care that you could buy it across state lines, tort reform, serious way of looking at things as opposed to socializing everything. guest: i'll be 62 this year as well. we are baby boomers. there are 10,000 of us a day that are turning 65. and these proposals that representative ryan are making will have an impact on us. think about it. medicaid budget. block granting it. that means 30 million people will not be able to avail themselves of medicaid. i don't know what your financial situation is, william, but i mean should you be unfortunate enough in this case to live for 20 more years and you became frail and elderly at 82 and need a home health assistant to come in, medicaid may not be there for you. if you have exhausted all your savings or if we have major changes to social security, where your social security income deteriorates every month, or you say you work for the federal government. their proposal takes $90 billion out of fede
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this is more than just a government program. medicare refleblingts our values as a -- reflects our values as a country. we decided that when you reach a certain age you should be guaranteed access to quality, affordable health care. it's our responsibility to maintain that promise that we made to the people who help build this country. and i just noticed today that a statement was issued by the executive vice president of aarp and it reads, chairman paul ryan's proposed budget fails to address the high costs of health care and instead shifts costs onto seniors and future retirees. we're moving the -- reing the med care guarantee of affordable coverage, seniors have contributed to with a lifetime of hard works, is not the answer. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: i yield a minute and a half to mr. pocan. >> thank you, mr. mcdermott. you know, i'm going to repeat something that you said. you talked about half of the recipients of medicare live on $22,000 a year but what didn'
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this was a government exhibit 805. ultimately, the defendants went to trial in may of 2011 in trenton, new jersey. there were convicted on all of the charges. the companies were fined a total of a million dollars. the honor got a 40-month prison sentence. when they were sentenced in november of 2011, the judge said the criminal contempt -- i do have to say they appealed their convictions and in january of 2013, the court of appeals in philadelphia confirmed their convictions. we're still litigating this case right now. it is likely that they will ask the supreme court to review their convictions. >> patrick, for those in the audience and those who may be watching on television, they should be horrified by some of the things that he said. when consumers are researching their dietary supplements and figuring out whether they are safe or have been manufactured according to best practices, what can i do -- what other steps can and do to find out whether the dietary supplements their taking have been manufactured as they sh
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through these individual exchanges from the federal government will do tax credits and subsidies. primarily for lower income americans for coverage all of this is linked together. you may be able to go to exchanges and get credit for subsidies to do this. all of these provisions are linked together. to be candid, this is not so great. employers have always offered this in a voluntary manner the law has requirements on how this is offered. under the definition, it says that every large employer must offer coverage. the definition is if you have more than 50 employees, you have to offer coverage. you have to do a calculation. you can have as few as 20 or 25 employees, but you have to have this in a careful way. if you have 50 employers, you have to have coverage. a lot of mom-and-pop shops in donut shops and hamburger joints another critical point is they have to offer full-time coverage to a full-time employee. how is a full-time employee to find? and employee that works on average 30 hours per week per month. you work a lot more than 30 hours a week. it is. the incentive was that
through these individual exchanges from the federal government will do tax credits and subsidies. primarily for lower income americans for coverage all of this is linked together. you may be able to go to exchanges and get credit for subsidies to do this. all of these provisions are linked together. to be candid, this is not so great. employers have always offered this in a voluntary manner the law has requirements on how this is offered. under the definition, it says that every large employer...
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the government has historically paid a lot more, spent a lot more. we match revenues with expenditures. so our budget matches spending with our income just like every family and business must do throughout america. in fact, we bring deficits down right away. this shows you how our deficit path goes down precipitously to begin with to the point are we end up with a surplus in 2023. in the 1990's, democratic president worked with a republican congress to balance the budget. this is a goal that both parties have been able to achieve consensus on achieving in the past. it is something we ought to do again. number 3 -- this is the picture that should scare everybody. this is the picture that shows the path we are on today. we know without a shred of doubt we are consigning the next generation to an inferior standard of living. we know just like in europe we are facing a debt crisis in this country, and a debt crisis hurts everybody. but the people who a debt crisis hurts the most are the poor, the elderly, the people who get hurt first and worst in a debt
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our first priority of the federal government is national defense. we are funding at levels that are necessary to maintain national security for the country. last one. >> last week you are talking about how the fiscal cliff deal and other improvements at the baseline major job easier in getting steps to balance the budget. what are those steps? >> we extend the budget control act discretionary caps out the last two years. we also wanted to extend our reforms on the public workforce, on federal employees, to include all federal employees at the end of the budget window so that there pension contributions match those are commensurate with the private sector. we don't think federal employees should be able to have pension systems that are so far in excess of what the private sector counterparts get. doing those things, combined with the baseline, makes it easier for us to balance the budget. we have always reduced the balance budget in the past -- we have always produced the balanced budget in the past. but with this new baseline, that gets us to be abl
our first priority of the federal government is national defense. we are funding at levels that are necessary to maintain national security for the country. last one. >> last week you are talking about how the fiscal cliff deal and other improvements at the baseline major job easier in getting steps to balance the budget. what are those steps? >> we extend the budget control act discretionary caps out the last two years. we also wanted to extend our reforms on the public workforce,...
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>> claims against the government are the key piece here. it's claims against your employer, the federal tort claims and civil rights act cases have been traditionally brought up for for the victims. i think all of this needs to be closely, closely looked at. but in our system, in our culture, civil courts are -- victims get justice more frequently than in the criminal courts. so we have to lock at how we can make the military more on par with the civilian system. it makes no sense that young americans should put on a uniform and then sacrifice their constitutional rights. it makes no sense. >> mr. lewis, you received a general discharge, is that correct? >> yes, senator. >> again, maybe we can do this in the committee privately. do you mind if we look at your file? >> no problem, senator. >> ok. from your point of view, do you think having a victims advocate would have been better to better educate you for things when you hit a roadblock? >> some survivors have had success with a victim advocate, but i think that in order to be feasible, an
>> claims against the government are the key piece here. it's claims against your employer, the federal tort claims and civil rights act cases have been traditionally brought up for for the victims. i think all of this needs to be closely, closely looked at. but in our system, in our culture, civil courts are -- victims get justice more frequently than in the criminal courts. so we have to lock at how we can make the military more on par with the civilian system. it makes no sense that...